Viking Launches NEW Cruise Programmes For 2020 And 2021

Viking has announced today the launch of its new season of 2020 and 2021 ocean and 2020 river cruise programmes.  With prices starting from £1,195 per person on a seven night Danube Waltz river cruise and from £1,940 per person on the Iberian Explorer ocean cruise, guests who plan ahead can choose from a range…

P&O Cruises Offers New Drinks Packages

Guests taking a holiday of five nights or more with P&O Cruises will soon be able to take advantage of new drinks packages. A range of four different options has been designed to suit varied tastes and will be rolled out across all ships starting on Azura in March 2019. The packages may be used…

Princess Cruises To Introduce Largest Balconies At Sea

Princess Cruises has announced its two newest ships, Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess, will have the largest balconies ever offered by a cruise line. The two ‘Sky Suites’ will be centrally located on the ships’ top decks, with one measuring 1,012 square feet and the other 947 square feet, each around the size of half…

Hotels, Flights, Cruises And More With Club 1 Hotels

Hotel stays pre and post cruise are incredibly popular, especially if you embark or disembark in a destination that really requires more than an 8-hour whistle stop tour, but it’s often just one more thing to think about as you scan the internet for the best deals. I’m hoping that’s exactly where my blog can…

MSC Cruises Announces Line-Up For The Launch Of MSC Bellissima

With just over one month until MSC Bellissima is named in Southampton, MSC Cruises has revealed more details about the three days of celebrations that will launch the Company’s new flagship. Hosting the Naming Ceremony proceedings on the 2nd March in Southampton, will be English TV presenter and star of ITV, Holly Willoughby. Best known for her current presenting roles…

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Guests Fund And Name New RNLI Relief Lifeboat

Today, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines celebrated its long-standing relationship with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) charity, with the official Naming Ceremony and Service of Dedication of the fifth RNLI lifeboat – B-913 Pride of Fred. Olsen – to be funded by generous guests across the Fred. Olsen fleet, The Ceremony and Dedication of B-913 Pride of Fred….

Princess Cruises Announces Expansion Of Medallion-Activated Ships

Princess Cruises has announced that three more of its ships – Royal Princess, Crown Princess and Sky Princess – are to be fully Princess Medallion-activated, meaning a total of five ships in the fleet will feature the award-winning technology. The Medallion will be available on the 3,080-guest Crown Princess in July as she sails the…

Saga Announces Names For Suites On Spirit Of Discovery

  Attention all Shipping at 00.00hrs July 5, 2019: The iconic names broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s British Isles Shipping Forecast will ring out on Saga’s new ship Spirit of Discovery with eight suites named after the areas Bailey, Fair Isle, FitzRoy, Hebrides, Humber, Lundy, Thames and Trafalgar. A nod to Saga Cruises’ heritage also…

How To Choose The Right Marella Cruise Ship

Those of you constantly planning your next bout of wanderlust are increasingly choosing to see the world via the seas, thanks to the opportunity to visit multiple destinations on one voyage. It’s true, cruising is fast becoming a favourite holiday option with travellers of all ages. Marella Cruises is not only aware of this, it is…

Regent Seven Seas Cruises Orders Third Explorer-Class Ship

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced an order with Italy’s Fincantieri S.p.A. to build another stunning cruise ship that will continue to set the standard for defining elegance at sea. With delivery scheduled in late 2023, the new vessel will be a sister ship to the award-winning Seven Seas Explorer , the most luxurious ship ever built, and Seven Seas Splendor,…